lickton's gets no more business from me!

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Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <8h0q04940f5vmfu31d4oriji7vc08qlela@4ax.com>,
> Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> writes:
>
> [snip Walter's anti-Lickman's rant]
>
>> Tell ya what, Walter, go get me a shiney sharp object from your
>> kitchen drawer.
>
> I recommend a grapefruit knife.
>
> I've ridden all over town in my quest for the Perfect
> Grapefruit Knife. I want an old-style one, with
> wooden scales + brass rivets on the handle, like an
> old-style paring knife (of which I have plenty.)

"http://www.ablekitchen.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BH-573815&Click=8779"

$34.93 for 12 of them.

"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
news:YulQj.6485$GO4.1184@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
> Tom Keats wrote:
>> In article <8h0q04940f5vmfu31d4oriji7vc08qlela@4ax.com>,
>> Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> writes:
>>
>> [snip Walter's anti-Lickman's rant]
>>
>>> Tell ya what, Walter, go get me a shiney sharp object from your
>>> kitchen drawer.
>>
>> I recommend a grapefruit knife.
>>
>> I've ridden all over town in my quest for the Perfect
>> Grapefruit Knife. I want an old-style one, with
>> wooden scales + brass rivets on the handle, like an
>> old-style paring knife (of which I have plenty.)
>
> "http://www.ablekitchen.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BH-573815&Click=8779"
>
> $34.93 for 12 of them.

How much is shipping?

Carl Sundquist wrote:
>
> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:YulQj.6485$GO4.1184@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
>> Tom Keats wrote:
>>> In article <8h0q04940f5vmfu31d4oriji7vc08qlela@4ax.com>,
>>> Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> writes:
>>>
>>> [snip Walter's anti-Lickman's rant]
>>>
>>>> Tell ya what, Walter, go get me a shiney sharp object from your
>>>> kitchen drawer.
>>>
>>> I recommend a grapefruit knife.
>>>
>>> I've ridden all over town in my quest for the Perfect
>>> Grapefruit Knife. I want an old-style one, with
>>> wooden scales + brass rivets on the handle, like an
>>> old-style paring knife (of which I have plenty.)
>>
>> "http://www.ablekitchen.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BH-573815&Click=8779"
>>
>>
>> $34.93 for 12 of them.
>
> How much is shipping?

That was *funny*. Laugh out loud funny. Thanks, Carl.

"Tim McNamara" <timmcn@bitstream.net> wrote in message
news:timmcn-9B6ED5.19135021042008@news.iphouse.com...


> Lickton's is a brick and mortar shop that has been in business for at
> least 30+ years, since I first did business with them in 1978 and they
> were well-known then. Bob Lickton is notorious cranky and, from a
> customer service perspective, that's not a particularly good thing as
> you point out. On the other hand, he's managed to be in business for a
> long time and to develop a reputation as one of the better shops in the
> Chicago area. So he's done something right.
>
> I'm baffled by buying a lock ring by mail order and not just riding down
> to the LBS to get one. Unless you only have LBSes with worse customer
> service than Lickton's.
>
> As a customer, of course, you certainly have the right to no longer do
> business with them if their service was unsatisfactory from your
> perspective.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "marika" <marika5000@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: uk.people.fathers,alt.usenet.legends.lester-mosley
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:23 PM
Subject: f 4 takes on the world


>a few weeks ago at about 4:50 they came on the loudspeaker to tell us that
>a
> suspicious package demanded our departure in an orderly fashion
>
> Fortunately I ride the bus with other people so I got the whole as much as
> available to public story
>
> 17th floor mail room, .
>
> They had been silently evacuating the tower
> then came on the loudspeaker and evacuated the other tower
>
> observed -- 7 cop cars, k9 vehicles
>
> and someone digging in the soil, a tried and true method of keeping
> explosives in check
>
> don't know if there was a bomb but it felt like a movie
>
> I love to see movies in theaters but can't bear paying for something I've
> already seen for free
>
> that's the medium that movies were made for anyway
>
>
> This is just a wild ass guess.
>
> mk5000
>
> Sam Savage: What three famous words did he utter?
> Chris Savage: Stop stabbing me! --Complete Savages
>

In article <7cnQj.11986$3N1.10385@newsfe17.lga>,
"Carl Sundquist" <carlsun@cox.net> writes:
>
> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:YulQj.6485$GO4.1184@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
>> Tom Keats wrote:
>>> In article <8h0q04940f5vmfu31d4oriji7vc08qlela@4ax.com>,
>>> Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> writes:
>>>
>>> [snip Walter's anti-Lickman's rant]
>>>
>>>> Tell ya what, Walter, go get me a shiney sharp object from your
>>>> kitchen drawer.
>>>
>>> I recommend a grapefruit knife.
>>>
>>> I've ridden all over town in my quest for the Perfect
>>> Grapefruit Knife. I want an old-style one, with
>>> wooden scales + brass rivets on the handle, like an
>>> old-style paring knife (of which I have plenty.)
>>
>> "http://www.ablekitchen.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BH-573815&Click=8779"
>>
>> $34.93 for 12 of them.
>
> How much is shipping?

I'd rather ride there and get it myself.

And I only need one.

Chances are I'd have to pay customs/duty on it, too.

Oh, well.

A good grapefruit knife is worth it.

So's a good, adventurous ride.


cheers,
Tom

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In article <4811a89b$0$2849$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.com>,
Donald Munro <fat-dumbass@hotmail.com> writes:
> Tom Keats wrote:
>> What's so special about a /Campy/ lockring anyways? (I'm assuming bottom
>> bracket, not headset.)
>
> Cassette presumably ?

ISTM Ritchey makes Campagnolo-compatible stuff,
and there're plenty of Ritchey on-line/mail-order
suppliers.

I dunno what they'd charge for S & H.

cheers,
Tom

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In rec.bicycles.misc SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
> Another item I've found at Lickton's are the elusive Ciussi Elite VIP
> Universal Cage Mount. He charges $7.95. Harris Cyclery charges $15.95
> for the same item. It's a very unique item not found in any bicycle
> shop, but that's quite a difference in mark-up!
>
> "http://www.lickbike.com/productpage.aspx?PART_NUM_SUB='3242-00'"
> "http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/accessories.html"

Ah, thank you for that. I have a couple bikes with no bottle cage
mounting holes that I was wanting to fix up. These should do handily.

So, another person seduced to the dark side of Licktons.

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In article <vj4hf5-di9.ln1@curare.zuvembi.homelinux.org>,
Dane Buson <dane@unseen.edu> writes:
> In rec.bicycles.misc SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Another item I've found at Lickton's are the elusive Ciussi Elite VIP
>> Universal Cage Mount. He charges $7.95. Harris Cyclery charges $15.95
>> for the same item. It's a very unique item not found in any bicycle
>> shop, but that's quite a difference in mark-up!
>>
>> "http://www.lickbike.com/productpage.aspx?PART_NUM_SUB='3242-00'"
>> "http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/accessories.html"
>
> Ah, thank you for that. I have a couple bikes with no bottle cage
> mounting holes that I was wanting to fix up. These should do handily.
>
> So, another person seduced to the dark side of Licktons.

Aw, Licktons can't be /that/ diabolical. Or even
as diabolical as a double-eighteen set of dominoes,
or a cup of coffee sweetened with English mints, or
a front wheel drive safety bicycle. Or Sheldon Brown's
thing with the multiple handlebars.

IIRC Ron Hardin (hi, Ron! <wave, smile>) obtains
replacement parts for his Huffies from Licktons,
and he's quite practical-minded. So, there's yet
another satisfied customer.


cheers,
Tom

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